Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 hits the streets, Part 2

Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 hits the streets, Part 2

In case you missed it, Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 is here. Along with it comes a second beta for the .NET Framework 3.5, a toolkit for Silverlight 1.0 application development, a release candidate version of Silverlight 1.0, and a Go-Live license.

If you plan to download the beta right away, then you should read the appropriately subtitled "Important Installation Notes -- Please Read!" section of Scott Guthrie's VS 2008 and .NET 3.5 Beta 2 Released blog entry.

Guthrie, general manager of the .NET developer platform, makes two points here -- first, there is a batch file that ASP.NET AJAX developers need to install, and second, settings should be reset after the Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 installation. (Of additional interest to Web developers is ASP.NET AJAX in .NET 3.5 and VS 2008, which explains some of the new features in the Ajax framework and what it takes to upgrade from ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 to v3.5.)

    Requires Free Membership to View

    Login

    When you register, you'll begin receiving targeted emails from my team of award-winning writers. Our goal is to provide a unique online resource for developers, architects and development managers tasked with building and maintaining enterprise applications using Visual Basic, C# and the Microsoft .NET platform.

    Hannah Smalltree, Editorial Director

    By submitting your registration information to SearchWinDevelopment.com you agree to receive email communications from TechTarget and TechTarget partners. We encourage you to read our Privacy Policy which contains important disclosures about how we collect and use your registration and other information. If you reside outside of the United States, by submitting this registration information you consent to having your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States. Your use of SearchWinDevelopment.com is governed by our Terms of Use. You may contact us at webmaster@TechTarget.com.

More on Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2
Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 now available

Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 hits the streets, Part 1

Once the software is up and running, the next step, of course, is determining what to do with it. Enter Scott Hanselman's VS 2008 and .NET 3.5 Beta 2 Releases Made Easy blog entry. Here the newest member of the Microsoft family provides three brief outlines -- easiest, easy and hardcore -- for getting the most out of the new releases. There's a more in-depth outline, too; it offers tips for downloading the software quickly and getting the right version of Silverlight.

Once you've determined what to do with Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2, it is time, finally, to get to work. Before putting on a pot of coffee, though, take a quick glance at another Guthrie blog post, Nice VS 2008 Code Editing Improvements. Improvements in IntelliSense, particularly for working with Visual Basic APIs and with LINQ, may reduce the necessity of late-night caffeine.

Finally, Guthrie and Soma Somasegar, corporate vice president of Microsoft's development unit, are the stars of a Channel 9 video introducing Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2. You can check out the video here.

This was first published in August 2007

Disclaimer: Our Tips Exchange is a forum for you to share technical advice and expertise with your peers and to learn from other enterprise IT professionals. TechTarget provides the infrastructure to facilitate this sharing of information. However, we cannot guarantee the accuracy or validity of the material submitted. You agree that your use of the Ask The Expert services and your reliance on any questions, answers, information or other materials received through this Web site is at your own risk.

Back to top